Igor Ponomarev

For the soccer player, seeIgor Ponomaryov (soccer player).

Igor Maratovich Ponomaryov(Russian:Игорь Маратович Пономарёв;6 June 1965,Leningrad— 30 October 2006,London), was thePermanent Representativeof theRussian Federationto theInternational Maritime Organization(IMO) and Chairman of theMaritime Safety Committeesince 2003. He was also a Governor of theWorld Maritime UniversityinMalmö,Sweden,and he served as Chairman of the Council of theInternational Association of Classification Societies(IACS) from 2001 to 2002.

Since 1993 Ponomarev was involved with the development of the Russian Federation's participation in IMO's activities. He chaired the Maritime Safety Committee Working Groups onTankerSafety andBulk CarrierSafety from 1999 to 2002.

From 2003 to 2005 he was Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment. Ponomarev chaired the Technical Committee of IMO's 24th Assembly at the end of 2005. In 2005 he was elected Chairman of the Maritime Safety Committee by acclamation.

Background

Ponomarev graduated fromSt. Petersburg State Maritime Technical Universityas anaval architectand joined theRussian Maritime Register of Shippingin 1988, where he served first as a Senior Surveyor, then as Principal Surveyor/Co-ordinator for IMO-related activities, later as Head of the International Department and, subsequently, from 1999 to 2003, as Vice Director-General of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.

Death

Mr. Ponomarev died at the age of 41 in London. He complained of thirst after a night at the opera and then collapsed.International Maritime Organizationcalled his death "sudden".Paolo Guzzanticalled the death a possible murder.Ponomarev had been set to meet withMario Scaramella,a lawyer investigating theFSB,before he died. Scaramella also met with ex-FSB agentAlexander Litvinenko,who was poisoned two days after Ponomarev's death.

External links

• IMO.org